CVE-2026-12759: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation contains a CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability (CVE-2026-12759) that could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition. This occurs due to the product not properly limiting resource usage, leading to exhaustion. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, and impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service by consuming excessive resources, potentially disrupting service availability. The confidentiality impact is high according to the CVSS vector, but integrity and availability impacts are not indicated. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided. Until a patch is available, limit access to trusted authenticated users and monitor for unusual resource consumption patterns.
CVE-2026-12759: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Description
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
IBM
Cloud Pak for Business Automation
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:26.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:26.0.0:interim_fix_001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:25.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:25.0.0:interim_fix_005:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_business_automation:24.0.1:interim_fix_008:*:*:*:*:*:*Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation contains a CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability (CVE-2026-12759) that could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition. This occurs due to the product not properly limiting resource usage, leading to exhaustion. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, and impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service by consuming excessive resources, potentially disrupting service availability. The confidentiality impact is high according to the CVSS vector, but integrity and availability impacts are not indicated. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided. Until a patch is available, limit access to trusted authenticated users and monitor for unusual resource consumption patterns.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-19T20:23:05.385Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa867d555bf5e2cf5a82126
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:32:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 21:46:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:23:28 UTC
Views: 23
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